Acanthodactylus bedriagai
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
REPTILIA |
SQUAMATA |
LACERTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Acanthodactylus bedriagai |
| Species Authority: |
Lataste, 1881 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Bedriaga's Fringe-fingered Lizard |
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
This taxon was considered to be a full species by Salvador (1982). P.-A. Crochet (pers. comm.) suggests that it might be a subspecies or local form of Acanthodactylus maculatus. |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Near Threatened
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s: |
Geniez, P. & Miras, J.A.M. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Stuart, S.N. & Cox, N. (Global Reptile Assessment) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Near Threatened because its extent of occurrence is probably not much greater than 20,000 km², and it occurs in several widely separated sub-populations, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is endemic to northern Algeria where it has a localised and fragmented distribution in the Hauts Plateaux and on the Aureus-Kabili mountains. It is found up to 1,000 m asl. |
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It is locally common on Aureus-Kabili, but it is rare in its western range of the Sersou Plateau. Its population is stable in the Aureus mountains, but its status is unknown elsewhere.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This species is found in open, stony ground with sparse plant cover. It is not usually found in dune areas. Its reproduction is largely unknown, but it is presumably an oviparous species.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
This species has a restricted range with a fragmented habitat.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
This species is not known from any protected areas.
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